November 2020 100 Great New Books

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100 Great New Books
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November 2020

The Only Black Girls in Town
For Readers Who Like
● California culture
● African-American
history
● Family mysteries
● Friend drama
● Microaggression
problems

The Amelia Six
● Sleepovers
● Clues
● Museums
● Amelia Earhart

The Body Under the Piano
● Fairly gruesome murders
● Agatha Christie
● Historical fiction
● Women’s Rights
● Friends

Coop Knows the Scoop
● Historical
mysterires
● Family drama
● Reporting/investig
ative journalism
● Small town life

The Great Pet Heist
● Talking animals
● Apartment living
● Quirky plot lines
● Rescuers with a
modern twist

Super Puzzletastic Mysteries
● Short stories
● Various authors
● Mysteries for read
alouds in class.

Catching a Russian Spy
● True crime stories
● Russian spies
● Double agents
● 1990s
● This series

Ghost Hunter’s Daughter
● Ghost hunting
television shows
● Psychic powers
● Investigations
● Murderous ghosts

Scare Me
● Museums
● Creepy, creepy
ghosts
● Historical mysteries
● This author

Deadly Disasters
● True stories
● Different time
periods
● Key events
● Fast takes

The Lost Scroll of the Physician
● Ancient Egypt
● Children on their own
● Evil adults
● McCaughrean's Casting the
Gods Adrift, Rubalcaba's The
Wadget Eye and A Place in
the Sun, and Napoli's Lights
on the Nile.

Gold Rush Girl
● 1848 Gold Rush
● California history
● Adventurous girls
● Kidnapping plots
● Issues with slavery

Prairie Lotus
● Little House on the Prairie
● Korean Culture
● Sewing
● Westward Expansion
● Strong girls

Last of the Name
● 1863 Irish Immigrants
● Gender roles
● Prejudice
● Domestic positions
● Singing
● New York City

The Blossom and the Firefly
● WWII
● Aviation
● Japan
● Different viewpoints
● YA romance

Village of Scoundrels
● WWII
● Nazi Occupation
● Resistance
● France
● Small villages

The Magic in Changing Your Stars
● Harlem Renaissance
● Tap Dancing
● Time Travel
● The Wiz
● African American History

Blue Skies
● Aftermath of WWII
● MIA fathers
● Small towns
● Wishful thinking
● Blended families

Brother’s Keeper
● Korean Conflict
● War books
● Survival adventure
● Sibling support
● Korean culture

The Blackbird Girls
● Ukraine culture
● Chernobyl
● Friend drama
● Survival
● 1980s

Beast: Face-to-Face with the Florida Bigfoot
● Florida swamp
setting
● Urban legends
● Mysteries
● Family issues

City Spies
● Adventure
● Travel
● Diverse casts
● Series
● This author
(Framed)

Santiago’s Road Home
● Difficulties in
Mexico
● Adventure
● Road trips
● Danger
● Immigration issues

Dolphin Island
● Living on an island
● Marine life
● Blended families
● Friend drama
● Scholastic book fair
titles

Nightshade (#12)
● This series
● Action/adventure
● Good vs. Evil
● Enigmatic
characters
● Villains

Wild and Chance
● Genetically
modified dogs
● Adventure
● Hacking
● Orphans saving the
day

Asha and the Spirit Bird
● Adventure in the
Himalayas
● Grandparent bonds
● Spiritual journeys
● Friends
● Magical realism

The One and Only Bob
● Talking animals
● Continuations of
stories
● Outdoor survival
● Storms
● Bob’s upbeat
character

Catalyst
● Stand alone fantasy
books
● Cats
● Adventures
● Acquiring powers
● Aunts

Glitch
● Time Travel
● Historical Events
● Villains
● Kids with powers
● Boarding schools

Coo
● City stories
● Pigeons
● Magical realism
● Unlikely scenarios
● Helpful adults
● Feral children

On These Magic Shores
● Working parents
● Children on their
own
● Theatrical
productions (Oz)
● Kindness of
strangers

Muse Squad
● Diverse casts
● Mythology
● Missions and
powers
● Travel (V&A
museum!)

Silverworld
● Ailing grandparents
● Alternate
dimensions
● Magical powers
● Jordanian culture
● Rick Riordan titles

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
● Magical Powers
● Grandparents
● Military Families
● Cuban heritage
● Enchanted evil
animals

Bloom
● Chilling dystopia
● Trilogies (Hatch)
● Teen adventure
● Teens with powers
● Evil plants
● Space alien
invasions

The Egyptian Mirror
● Ancient evil
● Cursed objects
● Egyptian
mythology
● Creepy houses
● Neighbors

The Unicorn Quest
● Sisters
● Magical kingdoms
● Encroaching evil/
territorial wars
● Trilogies
● Unicorns

Dragon Egg Princess
● High fantasy
● Evil uprising,
children saving the
day
● Asian culture
● Tui Sutherland/
● dragons

In the Red
● Mars
● Survival
● Anxiety
● Space adventure
● Friends

A High Five for Glenn Burke
● MG LGBTQIA+ books
● School settings/projects
● Friend drama
● Baseball
● History

Home Games
● Basketball
● Moving
● Being away from a parent
● Parents dating (a teacher,
no less!)
● Fitting in/Standing out

Pippa Park Raises Her Game
● Basketball
● Korean Americans
● Family dynamics
● Friend drama
● Great Expectations

Tough Call
● Sisters
● Older students
helping younger
ones
● Team drama
● Rivalries

Turnover
● Single parents
● Grandparents
● Scandals in the
past
● Cheating issues
● Basketball

Golden Arm
● Baseball
● Economically
disadvantaged
characters
● Teen characters
● Pro dreams

The Dream Weavers
● Bowling
● Grandparents
● Being new in
school
● Friend groups
● Competitions

The Derby Daredevils
● Roller Derby
● Group dynamics
● Underdog tales
● Friend Drama
● LGBTQIA+

Black Brother, Black Brother
● Fencing
● Family
Relationships
● Private Schools
● Coaches
● Racial issues

Pop Flies, Robo-Pets and Other Disasters
● Life in Japan
● Baseball
● Grandparents with
difficulties
● School drama
● Friends

True to Your Selfie
● Social media fame
● Friend drama
● Modern
concerns/stories
● Time management
● Economic disparity

Stand Up, Yumi Chung
● Korean culture
● Family run
businesses
● Stand Up Comedy
● Parental deception
● Sibling rivalry

The Stepmom Shake-Up
● Church activities
● Single parent
families
● Moving on
● Humor
● Trusted teachers

Random Acts of Kittens
● Argentine culture
● Kittens
● Grandmothers
● Pet care how-to
● Supportive sisters

My Life as a Potato
● Goofy fun
● Team mascots
● Romance
● Being the “new kid”
● School dances
● Big Nate, Charlie
Joe, Stu Truly

Con Quest
● Fandoms
● Conferences
● Goofy adventures
● Scavenger hunts
● LGBTQIA+
supporting
characters

Danny Constantino’s First Date
● Goofy fun
● Team mascots
● Romance
● Being the “new kid”
● School dances
● Big Nate, Charlie
Joe, Stu Truly

The Day I was Erased
● British stories
● Parents fighting
● Elderly neighbors
● Loyal dogs
● Turning invisible!

Worse Than Weird
● Alternative
lifestyles
● Parent issues
● Portland, Oregon
● Food trucks
● Scavenger hunts

Wink
● Squint or A Blind
Guide to Stinkville
● Vision problems
● Humor
● Friend drama
● Notebook novels
● Guitar playing

Things You Can’t Say
● Working in a library
● Dealing with
suicide of parent
● Forced friendships
● Community
engagement

We Dream of Space
● 1986 setting
● Challenger disaster
● Twin siblings
● Problematic
parents
● This author

How to Make Friends with the Sea
● Anxiety disorders
● Moving
● The Philippines
● Friends
● Travel
● Parenting styles

The Colossus of Roads
● Traffic patterns
● Supportive
grandparents
● Odd medical
problems
● Student activism

Brave Like That
● Fire stations
● Unlikely adoptions
● Dogs
● Minnesota small
town setting
● Ailing grandparents

Five Things About Ava Andrews
● Heart conditions
● Anxiety
● Coping strategies
● Supportive family
● Therapists

Raising Lumie
● Orphans living with
family
● Therapy dogs
● Starting a new
school
● Family issues
● This author

The Queen Bee and Me
● Bees
● Quirky families
● Issues with parents
● Friend drama
● Social activism

Bad Best Friend
● All the drama
● Friends
● Sibling difficulties
● School problems
● Popularity

Martin McLean,
Middle School’s a Drag
● Drag queens
● Theater and
theatrical
presentation
● LGBTQIA+ issues

Summer and July
● Crushes
● Summer vacations
● Beaches
● Divorced parents
● Freedom
● Small towns

Efren Divided
● Economically
disadvantaged
families
● Mexican culture
● Border issues
● Immigrations issues
● Adventure

Any Day With You
● Grandparents
● Art
● Competitions
● Summer programs
● Family issues
● Filipino culture

Small Mercies
● South Africa
● Daily life in another
country
● Foster care
● Evil developers
● Noah’s Born a Crime

What Lane?
● Racial issues
● Activism
● Friend problems
● Bullying
● Inner city life
● This author

Something to Say
● Family dynamics
● Civil Rights
pioneers
● Fitting in/standing
out
● History
● Social activism

A Place at the Table
● Dual perspectives
● Home ec cooking!
● Pakistani and
British culture
● Friend drama
● School stories

Once Upon an Eid
● Short stories
● Muslim culture
● Backgrounds from
different countries
● Holiday tales

Zeus: Dog of Chaos
● Diabetes
● Humorous tales
● Dog’s perspective
● Band
● School stories

The Gang of the Feline Sun
● Italian imports
● Domestic cats on the
loose
● Feral cats
● Adventure
● Series

Primer
● Superheroes
● Tweens getting
powers
● Art
● Friends
● Unlikely
adventures

Donut the Destroyer
● Super Villains
● Schools for super heroes
● Going against parents
● Making the world a better
place

My Video Game Ate My Homework
● Serious video game
chops (Game On!)
● Getting sucked into
alternate universe
● Diverse ensemble cast
● Following actions of video
game
● Goofy adventures

The Pathfinders Society
● Diverse casts
● Quirky small towns
● Camp
● Clues and puzzles
● Family dynamics

Dragon Hoops
● Personal journeys
● Team dynamics
● Investigative journalism
● Basketball
● Non-sports perspective
● This author

Trespassers
● Summer adventures
● Camping in the
woods
● Hanging out with
friends
● Forbidden
adventures
● History

When Stars are Scattered
● Refugee stories
● Immigration tales
● Kenya/Somalia
● Brothers
● Special needs
characters

Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer
● Quirky friendships
● Harriet the Spy
● Summer adventures
● Neighborhood
mysteries
● Tweens on their own

Go With The Flow
● Period activism
● School drama
● Friend groups
● Diverse casts

More Than Marmalade
● British authors
● Paddington Bear
● 1900s lifestyle
● Kinder, gentler
times
● Writing life

Spaceman
● Scientists in space
● Recent history
(Massimo is my age!)
● How to achieve dreams
● Biographical memoirs
● NASA

Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
● Series of #WNDB
biographies
● Unheralded heroes
● Naval battles
● Life in the 1800s

Warrior Dog
● Military history
● Dogs in service
● Afghanistan
conflict
● Navy SEALS
● Biography

A Sporting Chance
● Differently abled
● Sports
● History
● “Breaking barriers”
● Lots of illustrations

Biographic: The Beatles
● Infographics
● Statistics
● Musical groups
● Trivia
● THE BEATLES!

Trending
● Fads
● Pop Culture
● History
● Fun Facts
● Illustrations

American Immigration
● Indigenous peoples
● Famous immigrants
● Immigration policies
● English and German
immgrants
● Comprehensive
overviews

Into the Clouds
● Vicarious thrills
● History of mountain
climbing
● Adventure
● Personal stories
● Online resources
● https://todolson.com/into-the-
clouds/

Daring Dogs and Fearless Felines
● Feel good stories
● Pet biographies
● History
● Great illustrations
● Fun read alouds

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